STOCKPILE


Meaning of STOCKPILE in English

— stockpiler , n.

/stok"puyl'/ , n. , v. , stockpiled, stockpiling .

n.

1. a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.

2. a large supply of some metal, chemical, food, etc., gathered and held in reserve for use during a shortage or during a period of higher prices.

3. a quantity, as of munitions or weapons, accumulated for possible future use.

v.t.

4. to accumulate (material, goods, or the like) for future use; put or store in a stockpile.

v.i.

5. to accumulate in a stockpile.

[ 1915-20; STOCK + PILE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .